EP11 五分钟英语-About The Fed

#英语 #英语口语 #英语听力 #英语学习 #学英语 #五分钟开场白：Today is Thursday, March 17th, 2022今天是2022年3月17日，星期四。最近可能很多朋友的生活都受到了影响，希望我的播客节目能给你带来一些Educational fun.Today we are going back to business news. Let’s talk about the upcoming monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:10") Inflation-wary bond markets focused on Fed's tricky balancing act.(Reuters) What does a Federal Reserve interest rate hike mean for Main Street? (Fox Business) Fed Wrestles With the Challenge of How Quickly to Raise Interest Rates. (Wall Street Journal) The Fed’s firefight with inflation finally begins. (Yahoo Finance) US Fed set to raise interest rates for first time since 2018 amid soaring inflation. (Guardian)第二部分：重要单词回顾（6:29") Trigger: cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist; 导致 Main Street: the principal street of a town, traditionally the site of shops, banks, and other businesses.主流商业 Deliberation:long and careful consideration or discussion; 深思熟虑 Lean on: rely on or derive support from someone or something; 依赖 Gauge: estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of; 估计前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动